22/07/2020
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Ashlyn Brown - 7/22 at 7 p.m.
Ashlyn Brown is a second year masters student majoring in vocal performance in the studio of Carol Vaness. Born in Palm Springs, California, this mezzo soprano spent a year singing with the UCLA chamber singers before attending the Jacobs School of Music. In her undergrad, Ashlyn studied with the wonderful Carlos Montané. Ashlyn has had roles as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, and Aloés in Chabrier’s L’Étoile at the IU Opera Theater. She also has made role debuts as Third Lady in the Chicago Summer Opera’s production of Die Zauberflöte, and as Mad Margaret in the University Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s Ruddigore. Ashlyn has also done partial roles like Sesto from La Clemenza di Tito and Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro in the Chicago Summer Opera’s scene program. In 2019, Ashlyn was recognized with an encouragement award in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions competition as well as a Bonnie Bell encouragement award by the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition in 2020. She has also been in six IU Opera Theater choruses, most recently in La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. She has also been in the chorus of the University Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s Pirates of Penzance. In 2019, Ashlyn was featured as the alto soloist in the Carmel Symphony’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem at the Palladium. This Autumn, Ashlyn will make her role debut as Berta in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the IU Opera Theater.